Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Welcome to GamerDad: Gaming with Children. My name is Andrew S. Bub - the GamerDad - and I've been writing about videogames, movies, and children for over 15 years now. After working as a magazine journalist, I switched gears to write about how media violence affects children, educating parents about them, and working closely with magazines, newspapers, major retailers and even politicians. GamerDad is an internationally recognized expert in this field. Games, movies and media are fun, kids and families love them, they aren't going away. So join me in cutting through the hype and lets have a real conversation about the things that matter: Video Games, Violent Media, and their supposed effect on children and families.
Game Review: Chrono Trigger (DS)
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Posted on December 23rd, 2008 by
Polar Express
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by
by Cary Woodham. The Polar Express is a family holiday movie about a boy who isn’t sure if Santa is real or not. One Christmas Eve night, a magical passenger train called The Polar Express comes right to his driveway and it’s all aboard to the North Pole where the boy and his newfound friends learn about Santa and the spirit of Christmas.
Hasbro Game Night & Monopoly
Posted on December 22nd, 2008 by
I’m told that in Germany, they have a weekly game night, These mostly involve ancient games of cards and extremely complicated board games. Hasbro wants people playing games again, specifically their games, and to that end they’ve released new versions of their old classics. Battleship, Connect Four, Sorry and Boggle to celebrate the release of the Wii version of Battleship, Connect Four, Boggle and… oh, Sorry. more…
A Package for Get-Well Gamers!
Posted on December 21st, 2008 by
I already covered Child’s Play below, lets talk Get-Well Gamers.They opporate under the same idea as Child’s Play: lets get games into the hands of sick kids. Well, naturally we agree with that. A box of delicious kid-friendly games is on its way to you as well. We’re talking some 40 games from 2003 onward but mostly from 07/08. GBA, DS, PC, Xbox, PS2 games are all included. So, rock on Get-Well Gamers!
A Package for Child’s Play
Posted on December 21st, 2008 by
I want to second Momgamer’s excellent post about the truly remarkable Child’s Play charity. They are my charity of choice and I am living proof that games can help you convalesce and recover from even a Quadruple Bypass.
This Week in Games: Dec. 21 – 27
Posted on December 21st, 2008 by
Hopefully everyone is getting ready for the holidays by now and shopping is winding down. If not, I hope you weren’t holding out on some big release this week … the biggest seems to be the multiplatform No new releases! Seriously – all we get is a PC ‘comic book creator’ for Spore and a DS holdover of something that reeks of ‘holiday shovelware’. Check out the rest of the list! more…
Snow Day
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by
The kids are watching a movie upstairs, their mom is home today, and so am I, for we are housebound by a couple feet of the stuff pictured on the left. A snowday! Boy were my kids happy. Henry immediately and has repeatedly asked to play games today – and we will – once Linda is through with her baking. It’s a wonderful day at the GamerDad house. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Last Few Weeks of Child’s Play 2008
Posted on December 19th, 2008 by
Just a head’s up to remind everyone that this year’s Child’s Play annual toy drive for children’s hospitals is still going strong. There are over 60 partner hospitals in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Egypt to choose from.
Reviews: Everyday Shooter and Super Stardust Portable (PSP)
Posted on December 18th, 2008 by
Recently Sony released two digital downloads for the PSP –Everyday Shooter and Super Stardust Portable. Each is a revamped version of an offering on the Playstation Network for the PS3, and each can trace its’ lineage to the Asteroids games. To say that both of these games were successful on the PS3 is an understatement – they were critically acclaimed and loved by fans; so I was thrilled at the opportunity to try them on my PSP-3000 which hasn’t seen many good new games since I got it a few months ago. But rather than have separate reviews that end up comparing back and forth incessantly, I am going to review both together! Of course each will get appraised and scored separately at the end. more…
NWN2: Storm of Zehir – Looking forward by looking back
Posted on December 18th, 2008 by
For most older PC gamers, the thought of the heady days of game releases like Baldur’s Gate 2 bring a flush to their cheeks and a twinkle to their eyes. For many, the games of today – role-playing games in particular – have lost a great deal as they have shifted focus from quality of writing and combat systems to quality of graphics. While bemoaned initially due to what many consider a lackluster main campaign, the Neverwinter Nights games have become central to an older style of gaming because of their pseudo turn-based combat and ease of creating custom content. Many of the classics of the RPG genre have been redone using either the original NWN or the sequel. Some of these – such as the ‘Premium Module’ Wyvern Crown of Cormyr and the excellent Darkness Over Daggerford added innovative features not found in the original game (Cormyr added mounted combat via a jousting game, and Daggerford allowed you a stronghold). The first expansion for Neverwinter Nights 2, Mask of the Betrayer, focused on providing some of the best writing in a game since Planescape: Torment. The recently released second expansion focuses on delivering a classic feeling party-based RPG experience. While I am still fairly early on in the twenty-plus hour campaign, I wanted to provide my first impressions of how they did. more…
